When the Witch was Silenced and the Ghost Spoke

In this episode of Shadows from the Tree, we explore two stories bound by belief — one silenced by hysteria, the other revived by a haunting. In 1692 Salem Village, Rebecca Nurse, a devoted mother and respected elder, was accused of witchcraft and executed, her voice lost to fear and frenzy. Centuries later in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, a murdered woman’s spirit would speak through her mother, revealing the truth that led to her killer’s conviction.From witch trials to ghost testimony, both stories blur the line between superstition and justice, between what we believe and what we fear. Each reminds us that the dead are never truly silent — and sometimes, they demand to be heard.